στήριξις
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A fixed position, Sch.Ar.Nu.1509. 2 determination of a disorder to a particular part, ἐς ὀφθαλμόν Hp.Epid. 4.35; cf. στηρίζω B. 11.2.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
στήριξις: -εως, ἡ, θέσις ἐστηριγμένη, ἀκίνητος, Σχόλ. εἰς Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 1509. 2) τὸ ἀπολήγειν ἢ καταλήγειν εἴς τι ἰδιαίτερον μέρος τοῦ σώματος, ἐπὶ νόσου, ἐς ὀφθαλμὸν Ἱππ. 1134Α· πρβλ. στηρίζω Β. ΙΙ. 2.
